The emerging 'uncivil' society by Henry Lamb

Hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets last week to oppose legislation designed to stop or reduce illegal immigration. Pundits and politicians, alike, were shocked to see the massive show of support for the 11 million illegal aliens already in this country.

Their illegal trek across the southern border is littered with crime, and their demand for health, legal and education services is taxing state and local budgets across the West, and beyond. These demonstrations, and their impact on Congress, signal a softening of America's immigration policy, and a widening division between traditional American values of national sovereignty, and the politically correct values of a borderless "global village."